JavaScript Job: Junior Engineer (JavaScript, Exposure, HTML5)

You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we’re supporting our customers’ financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly redefining what’s possible - and we’re proud to back each other every step of the way. When you join #TeamAmex, you become part of a diverse community of over 60,000 colleagues, all with a common goal to deliver an exceptional customer experience every day.

As part of our tech team:

• Provide Java development for applications supporting Analytics within the organization

• Contribute to the investigation and resolution of incidents and problems in systems and services.

• Participate in problem identification, escalation, and the implementation of agreed remedies and preventative measures.

• Work closely with development teams to ensure that quality standards are adhered to during development and implementation and contribute to Post-Implementation Reviews.

Key responsibilities:

• Participates with the product engineering as part of the Agile team to ensure quality standards are adhered to during development and implementation

• Contributes to continuous service improvement by maintaining best practices and knowledge base

• Reviews root cause analysis and resolution of problems

• Participates in the development and deployment of preventative maintenance procedures

• Participates in Disaster Recovery Exercise

As part of our diverse tech team, you can architect, code and ship software that makes us an essential part of our customers’ digital lives. Here, you can work alongside talented engineers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions on what tech to use to solve challenging problems. American Express offers a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies and encourages you to back the broader engineering community through open source. And because we understand the importance of keeping your skills fresh and relevant, we give you dedicated time to invest in your professional development. Find your place in technology of #TeamAmex.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Software development experience in a professional environment and/or comparable experience such as: Exposure to design and coding across one or more platforms and languages (e.g., Java, HTML5, JavaScript, .NET, C/C++ ) as appropriate.

• General Knowledge of distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databases.

• Ability to understand Agile practices.

• Able to understand and maximize data structures and associated components.

• Recognizes the importance of collaboration to achieve objectives.

• Learns and applies new technologies and techniques.

• Keeps up to date on current research and technology in the industry.

• Demonstrates analytical thinking, problem solving and adaptive communication.

• Ability to learn and deep dive into new technology and business domains

• Associate degree in a technical field or equivalent training/certification, or relevant work experience

Salary Range: $20.00 to $33.65 hourly + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected hourly pay range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

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We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions